There are essential improvement works being undertaken to the facilities of Prince Charles Eye Unit over the next 10 weeks. Eye Casualty will remain open at the Prince Charles Eye Unit in Windsor. However, out-patient services at Prince Charles Eye Unit may be relocated to one of the other sites across Berkshire. Patients are …
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6 October 2023
SpaMedica Optometry Conference Join us at our South West event on 26th November for a day of upskilling, networking and education. This in-person conference brings together professionals from the optometry field to share their knowledge and the latest advancements in cataract surgery, all to support our mission to work with local healthcare professionals to offer …
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23 September 2023
Welcome to the NEHW Electronic Resource Centre Please find below the resources for National Eye Health Week 2023 from the NEHW Electronic Resource Centre. Here you’ll find a host of ‘print your own’ resources to help you spread the word on eye health during National Eye Health Week 2023. Follow us on X (formerly Twitter) …
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18 September 2023
Primary Care Support England UAT environment downtime – Friday 15 September Dear Colleague, We’re letting you know about scheduled maintenance taking place in the UAT environment. Due to scheduled maintenance, please note that the PCSE UAT environment will be unavailable from 9am tomorrow morning, Friday 15 September, until 8am on Monday 25 September. We will be in touch if there …
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14 September 2023
Dear All, For practices who see patients with a West Berkshire, Buckinghamshire or Oxfordshire GP. The NHS locally has decided that from 1/9/23 we need to refer non-urgent patients directly using the platform ‘REGO’. Most practices now have access to the platform. To help monitor and plan for a more efficient NHS, they require all …
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3 September 2023
Dear Colleague, Hope you are well. The Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care System (BOB ICS) has a vision that ‘everyone who lives in BOB should have the best possible start in life, live happier, healthier lives for longer and be able to access the right support when they need it’. In order to deliver on …
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25 August 2023
Please find above the recording of the REGO training session recorded on the 27th of June. For patients that have a GP in WEST BERKSHIRE, the EeRS service via REGO is due to launch the on the 1st of September. Contact REGO to sign up for your practice: Rego.implementation@necsws.com with the following information: Practice …
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16 August 2023
Practice Plus Group Ophthalmology are delighted to offer a virtual ‘Review of common macular diseases’ accredited event for local referrers Our FREE educational CPD lecture will cover a review of the most common macular diseases encountered in everyday clinical practice, and the principles of OCT diagnosis and treatment. This includes: – Wet AMD – Drusen – …
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14 August 2023
Please see invitation from SCOPE to join their AMD webinar on the the 12th of September, 7:00pm – 8:00pm. Register online via the link.
9 August 2023
EeRS is an electronic system for referring directly from optometry, bypassing the GP. For patients that have a GP in WEST BERKSHIRE, this service will be via the REGO platform, and is due to go live on the 1st of September. After this date, GPs will be instructed to return any ophthalmology referrals to your …
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9 August 2023
The theme of this year’s NOC conference is ‘Leadership in a time of change’ and we are delighted to kick it off with a dynamic note keynote speech from Professor Sally Lewis.
29 April 2025
Registration for the National Optical Conference 2025 (NOC25) is due to close at midday on Friday 25 April 2025 – make sure to register now to avoid missing out!
17 April 2025
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